Mirosława Jastrzębska, née Kwiatkowska (21 March 1921 in

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, Poland – 24 October 1982) was a Polish scientist, ethnographer, and museum curator. She graduated from the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in

ethnography Ethnography is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. It explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject of the study. Ethnography is also a type of social research that involves examining ...

and

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and in 1951 under the guidance of she defended her Masters thesis ''Folk architecture in the village of Smolanka, poviat Łuków'' (''Budownictwo ludowe we wsi Smolanka, pow. Łuków''). After that, she worked at various museums. As a researcher, she was mainly interested in annual and family folk rituals and folk art. She was an active member of the : she popularized folk art and other subjects of her expertise by organizing fairs, competitions, exhibitions and lectures.Wiesława Bogurat, "Jastrzębska z Kwiatkowskich Mirosława (1921-1982)", , issue. 1, 1994, pp. 10-12 (biography).Irena Lechowa, "Mirosława Jastrzębska (1921-1982), etnograf, kustosz Muzeum Regionalnego w Tomaszowie Mazowieckim", In: ''Etnografowie i ludoznawcy polscy. Sylwetki, szkice biograficzne'', vol. I, Wydawnictwo Naukowe DWN, Oddział Polskiego Towarzystwa Ludoznawczego w Krakowie, Kraków, 2002, pp. 145-146 She was curator of the Regional Museum in

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. In 1950 she married , also an ethnographer.

Awards and decorations

*She was decorated with Gold Cross of Merit. She also received regional distinctions and awards including the Award of the

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in 1973.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jastrzebska, Miroslawa 1921 births 1982 deaths Polish ethnographers Polish ethnologists Directors of museums in Poland People from Tomaszów Mazowiecki Polish women curators